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Mr. Foale's discussion of cycle frame alignment
It's Tony please, only the Tax Man calls me "Mr." and only school masters called me "Foale".

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....... The difference in handling was exceptional, not only by reduction in unsprung weight. XLCH then cornered like a Brit. ......
I have minimal experience with HDs but I have been told from many sources that some models deliberately have the rear wheels offset to compensate for a CG laterally offset from the bike's centre plane. A better solution would be to slightly offset the seat the other way. That could be done without being visually obvious.
Here are some pix. of an extreme case of offset wheels.

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I built this coasting bicycle for some experiments with 2WS, I could change the steering ratio but also change between same sense and opposite sense steering. These pix show it with same sense steering with which I could happily ride it with the wheels almost, but not quite, laterally disposed. That bike was a hoot to ride, impossible without a huge smile on your face.